Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-28
DARoT COMBINATIONS,

an abundance of f~irecrackers.
DAK0TA CONVERSATIONS.
There was q white frost at Canton
Wednesday morning.
The bank OF Canton, with o capital of
$4,000 opened its doors for business
Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. Murray, of Woonsocket, will
be the orator at Washington Springs
on memorial day.
George 81. Pew was awarded the con-
tract to construct the Sphinx county
court house for $4,000.
Colonel Olough is to be second vice
president OF the Manitoba and to have
charge of the operating department.
Colonel Price has been secured to
crate at Woonsockes on decoration day,
and a fine programme is being prepared
for the occasion.
The M. e. conference, of the Mitchsll
district church, opened at Woonsocket
Wednesday evening. The opening ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. O. B. CLARK.
OF Mitchell. to q full house.
An open switch caused the wreck OF a
freight train, going west on the Mantle
ba thirteen miles east of Minot Thurs
day ditching the engine and nine cars
and killing the engineer, A. F. Miller
and q brakeman, l.. N. Brainerd.
The crop prospects were never better
in Lincoln county. Crops have moi
suffered from the hot dry winds that
have prevailed during the past. few
weeks. Everything points to o very
bountifui crop this season, providing the
weather remains somewhere near favor.
able.
Gen. J.. Clark, proprietor of the Com
mercial house at Sioux Falls, has
brought suite against CLARK G Goats, OF
that city, for SIG, 900 damages for al
legged breach of contract In the sale of
the Commercial house a short time ago.
Goats refused to sign the papers after
the sale wal made.
Martin Fnrlong, of Pierre, lately q
section boss On that end Of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad, brntsily beat
John Doyle, his brother-in-law, with a
club, breaking his arm in two places.
fracturing his skull and inaicting inter-
nal injuries. Doyle is a little hunchback
while Furlong weighs 800 pounds.
Ths town site of Mound City, Camp
beel county, has been transferred to the
Chicago and Northeastern company.
The letter agree to have the road
finished and trains running by January
LIST and will alP be build north Of Get.
tesberg. Potter county, as soon as the
line is extended from Fsulkson to that
point.
a very heavy shower visited Lennoz
Saturday which did a vast amount oil
good. Quite q vino storm preceded the
shower. which did some damage to frui
and shade trees. During the shove,
lightning struck Abe Boy nton's house
but he was absent on official business
He can embrace Governor Church dis th,
preserver Of his life.
The geological survey of the minera
districts OF the Black Hills, under th,
direction OF the school mines at Rapit
City, is now being made. The first dis
tricts examined are those Of the oentra
hills, where there is known to be mucl
mineral wealth, but where no payinl
mines have v 9 yet been operated
Trials are o being made on some o
them again, and Indications are not want
ing that they will be attended will
success.
Information received from sub-con
tractors on the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
st. Paul and Aberdeen, Bismarck
Northwestern extensions in Dakota i
that they are leaving the scene of opera
tions. The cause in the former cas-,
cannot.be learned. In the latter il j
said to be because of q failure to max
satisfactory terminal facilities ct Bis
marck. 1t is now stated that the roa,
will cross the Northern Pacific east 0
Bismarck in lite course to the ccal fields
Since the announcement that DR.
Charles o. HUFF, of Huron, would be up
pointed president Of the territoria
board of health. Gov. Church has ha,
some protests against the appointment
by physicians of the sold school" Tn
objection urged is that DIR. Huff is
~homeopath, and too young a mai for 8
important o position. There is litti
probability that the governor will chang
his mind concerning the appointment
for DIR. HUFF has been the physician O
the Church household ever since thei
arrival in Dakota.
General Rejoicing In salem.
Salem, May 25-There is a general re
iolcing in this section over the fna
completion of the road from thi
point to Mitchell, the iron having reach
ed that point yesterday. For som
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